FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has appointed six members to the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) Board of Directors. The following members will serve three-year terms beginning January 1, 2024:
- Mona L. Thompson, General Manager of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Telephone Authority, as the Representative for Tribal communities;
- Sheba Chacko, Chief Regulatory Counsel, British Telecoms in the Americas, as the Representative for competitive local exchange carriers;
- Kara Semmler, General Counsel and Executive Director, South Dakota Telecommunications Association, as the Representative for incumbent local exchange carriers (non-Bell Operating Companies) with $40 million or less in annual revenue;
- Angela Siefer, Executive Director, National Digital Inclusion Alliance, as the Representative for low-income consumers;
- Joan H. Wade, Ed.D., Executive Director, Association of Educational Service Agencies, as the Representative for schools that are eligible to receive discounts pursuant to section 54.501 of the Commission’s rules; and
- Katherine Hsu Wibberly, Ph.D., Director, Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center, as the Representative for rural health care providers that are eligible to receive supported services pursuant to section 54.601 of the Commission’s rules.
The FCC did not receive any nominations for a director representing interexchange carriers with annual operating revenues of $3 billion or less. Therefore, the incumbent in this position, Michael Skrivan, will continue to serve on the USAC Board of Directors while the FCC continues to seek nominations and until a replacement is selected.
